On this date 21 June 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. This ratification enabled the Constitution to take effect as the governing document for the states that ratified it, and it has remained in place, with a number of amendments, ever since. This ratification also led to one of the State’s nicknames, “the state that made us a nation.”
In observance of the 225th anniversary of this signing, which officially made New Hampshire one of the United States, the State is celebrating in a variety of ways (including a weeklong celebration at Strawbery Banke Museum).
Media report:
New Hampshire Union Leader: Portsmouth’s Strawbery Banke marks NH’s 225th birthday
NECN: NH gov marks state's 225th birthday (21 JUN 13)
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